The Day the Music Died

World War II was a devastating time for many people. Auschwitz is only one place that holds many stories of terror from many people. Auschwitz made people vulnerable and made it hard for people to overcome their terrors after the war. Three stories that explain the terror and the aftermath of Auschwitz are Elie Wiesel, Zuzana Ruzickova, and Maximilian Kolbe. It is evident that Hitler was the reason WWII had begun. Concentration camps were places to send people for forced labor and to expand…

which was made out of wood and its strings out of fine silk. Orpheus loved it so and played it everyday. His mother loved watching him compose his own tunes and play songs for her and her husband. Then, one day, when Orpheus was all grown-up, he went to set out to find work fit for his music. His parents wished him luck. After several hours, he returned home, only to find a group of people surrounded by it. He rushed onto the front yard and people told him that his parents' lives were taken by…

several severe problems that harmed his music career. However, he did not let any of those problems stop him from doing things that he has an interest in. Beethoven was a German composer that created new worlds of music and influenced many other musicians. There were two conflicts that mainly interacted with his music career and those two conflicts are his disability in hearing and his profession problems. Ludwig van Beethoven was born into a family full of music. Some people believe that he…

originality and self-expression”, a remark from Dan Cruickshank, which holds true in the novel The Great Gatsby. Modernism is “marked by a strong and intentional break with tradition,” by the consumption of alcohol, women dancing alone and listening to Jazz music. (Modernism) Secondly, by the use of a first person narrator, by the “belief that the world is what we say it is.” (Modernism) Lastly, “the modernist American literature produced during the time reflects such themes of destruction and…

Before discussing any composers, the greatest thing to happen in Russian music was the building the city of St. Petersburg (later Petrograd, then Leningrad). St. Petersburg since the city’s beginning has been the cultural center of Russia. Many consider Mikhail Glinka to be the “father” of Russian Music. Glinka is most known for his two operas; “A Life for the Tsar” and “Ruslan and Lyudmila”. “A Life for the Tsar” was unique because it…

tribulations in life, he would have never discovered his true passion for music and journalism. His faith and belief in God also helped him in his discovery of self. “’In all thy ways acknowledge Him and He shall direct thy paths.’ Proverbs 3:6” (Pg. 301) This quote helped James to push through all of his troubles and to grow up to become a husband,…

into the house she got a great idea. She searched far and wide for the very venmous Funnel Web Spider. She placed the spider in Jack's bed, and as soon as he went to sleep the spider would bite him and he would have a very painful death. Later that day, Bananas told the kids it was bedtime and she followed Jack into his room so she could witness the entertaining death of Jack. Just as Jack was entering his bed the spider started crawling up his arm. Once it made it to his neck the spider bit…

Martin luther was born on the 10 November 1483 in Eisleben, Germany and died on the 18 February 1546 in Eisleben, Germany. During this time he became a controversial figure to the public and members catholic church. He was a German monk who began the Protestant Reformation in the 16th century. At the age of 14 he was moved to a latin school to learn latin. Then he moved back to Eisleben to study grammar, rhetoric and logic. His father Hans wanted martin to become a lawyer. In 1501 martin…

Jackson 5 and One Direction are boy bands each with five family members. Jackson 5 were a group in the 70s and were all, in fact, brothers. They were taught their music by their father and the lead vocals were the famous “King of Pop”, Michael Jackson. The names of the members in Jackson 5 were Jackie, Tito, Jermaine, Marlon, and Michael Jackson. They formed their band in 1964. On the other hand, One Direction was formed by each of the singers entering a television show called The X Factor UK.…

Tupac began his music career as a rebel with a cause to articulate the travails and injustices endured by many African Americans. Leila Steinburg was Tupac’s very first manager, they had a close relationship, but Leila didn’t know a lot about the music industry nor have many connections. Leila introduced Shakur to what would be his second manager, Atron Gregory. Gregory got Tupac on…